This book challenges assumptions about cultural differences between China and the West, questioning ideas like China being collectivist and the West individualist. It explores how technology and culture intersect to shape how consumers think, choose, and behave online.
A practical guide to numerical methods in structural engineering for students and professionals. Drawing on 30+ years of experience, this book bridges theory and practice, showing how to design safe, economical structures with worked examples in both SI and US customary units.
Healing and Saving Technology
Physician, priest, and philosopher Rev Joseph Tham explores the ethical frontiers of medicine, technology, and faith. This anthology presents a rich tapestry of insights, bridging traditional Catholic teachings with contemporary debates on suffering, dignity, and human identity.
Mangroves are extremely important coastal ecosystems, but many species are endangered. This book provides a collection of comprehensive information on the status of mangrove forests worldwide to help evolve common strategic plans for their global conservation and restoration.
This book offers a detailed overview of tick feeding, salivary secretions, and host immune responses. It explores how ticks transmit pathogens through saliva, causing diseases in humans and animals, and examines the role of saliva toxins, control methods, and recent discoveries.
The American 1950s will not be left alone. This book addresses this enduring phenomenon through its Portuguese proponents, from the arrival of rock ‘n’ roll to the contemporary retro scene. Through interviews, it reveals why this American aesthetic continues to fascinate.
A Treatise on the Capitalist Society, Second Edition
Language is the foundation of capitalism. This book uses this unique lens to redefine private property, challenge Marx’s theory of surplus value, and reveal the wage labor system as a cooperative one, deepening your understanding of our economic reality.
A documentary collection of narrations, correspondence, and concert reviews, translated from Albanian. The author creates a portrait of their parents, singers Tefta and Kristo, reflecting not just their art but the cultural and intellectual view of an entire era.
Entrepreneurship, Gender, and Disability
This book explores entrepreneurship through the lenses of gender and disability in emerging economies. Presenting research and case studies on the unique challenges facing these entrepreneurs, it provides practical implications for policymakers, educators, and academics.
Women and Literature in India
This collection explores Indian women’s writing, from ancient poets to contemporary voices, as a powerful tool for resistance and emancipation. The essays delve into the intersections of caste, class, and gender to reveal the complex, textured realities of women in India.
When economics isn’t a science, democracy suffers. This book introduces a rigorous new method to reform both economics and education, offering a clear lens through which to understand the geopolitical and economic chaos of our time.
Time and space in fiction are not given; they are built. This book reveals how figurative language actively constructs narrative worlds, reshaping our understanding of human experience and cultural imagination.
Benedetto Varchi’s L’ Ercolano
The first-ever translation of Benedetto Varchi’s L’Ercolano (1570). In a witty and lively dialogue, this 16th-century treatise tackles timeless questions: Are we the only communicating species? What was the first language? A surprisingly modern and entertaining exploration.
Atticism and Koine in Greek Prose Texts by Jewish Authors
This book evaluates the Bible’s linguistic and literary background, revealing its Hebrew and Greek traditions. It offers valuable information for scholars of religion and language, and a wider audience interested in the controversial language of Jesus and the first Christians.
Outside the Box Nursing
Only 50 percent of nurses work in hospitals. Outside the hospital, you determine your own career path. This book provides advice on non-traditional nursing roles for all career stages. Explore various roles, current salaries, trends, practical tips, and stories from the field.
This volume offers a contemporary, grounded perspective on research methodologies for education practitioners and researchers. Chapters present traditional and cutting-edge approaches, telling a story of contextual need to inform practice, policy, and grounded action.
Airports today face growing competitive pressures and are less often seen as natural monopolies. This book explores the global shift towards pro-competitive regulation in the airport sector, arguing that efforts remain at an early stage and require co-ordinated action.
Applications of IoT using AI
Explore how the convergence of IoT and AI is revolutionizing modern life and reshaping industries. This guide covers fundamentals and real-world applications, focusing on AI’s role in enabling predictive analytics, autonomous decision-making, and improved security.
The Contribution of 101 Women to Design and Architecture
Woman’s contribution to art, design, and architecture has historically been kept from the limelight. This publication remedies past oversights, emphasising the remarkable artists and their innovative works through 101 brief biographies and 1000 photographic representations.
The history of spices and plantation crops is deeply entwined with colonialism, trade disputes, and revolution. This comprehensive work explores their antiquity, cultural significance, and global spread, revealing how these plants have historically shaped the world order.
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